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Don’t panic! Taylor Swift warns fans to expect sirens for WWII anniversary in Warsaw before concert
By Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press on August 1st, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Taylor Swift is telling fans traveling to her concert in Warsaw on Thursday to not panic, and expect to hear loud sirens in the afternoon honoring a key World War II anniversary. The Polish capital is holding observances to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hollywood’s video game performers head to the picket line over AI protections
By Sarah Parvini, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Hollywood’s video game performers are heading to the Warner Bros. Studios lot Thursday to picket against what they call an unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect voice actors and motion capture workers equally against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence. The protest marks the first large labor action since game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online misinformation is fueling tensions over the Southport stabbing attack that killed 3 children
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media. Hours after that, violent protesters were clashing with police outside a nearby mosque. Police say the name was fake, as were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star, acknowledges past ‘inappropriate language’ as controversies swirl
By James Pollard And Thalia Beaty, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star and a philanthropic force with nearly unrivaled influence among young audiences, acknowledged Wednesday that he used “inappropriate language” in his early online days, as numerous controversies bubbled up around him and a former collaborator. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, and his reported $700 million empire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Live Nation silent after it scraps concerts linked to Lamar at Drake-backed venue
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on July 31st, 2024
TORONTO – Live Nation is staying quiet after two performers associated with Kendrick Lamar say their dates at its Drake-affiliated History venue in Toronto were cancelled at the last minute. A representative for the global promoter and concert venue owner ignored numerous requests by The Canadian Press to clarify why fans of Schoolboy Q and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In ‘COUP!’ find a sharp ‘comedy of menace,’ with Peter Sarsgaard and Billy Magnussen
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
It’s the early days of the 1918 pandemic when a mysterious new chef descends on a wealthy family’s estate in the new film “COUP!” The chef, played by Peter Sarsgaard, is a worldly and questioning sort with a mischievous streak who torments his employer, Billy Magnussen, a self-styled progressive journalist looking out for the plight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Live Nation silent as U.S. rappers say their Drake-supported venue cancelled on them
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on July 31st, 2024
TORONTO – Live Nation is staying quiet after two performers associated with Kendrick Lamar say their dates at its Drake-affiliated History venue in Toronto were cancelled at the last minute. A representative for the global promoter and concert venue owner ignored numerous requests by The Canadian Press to clarify why fans of Schoolboy Q and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two years after cancelling his world tour, Shawn Mendes plots return with new music
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on July 31st, 2024
Shawn Mendes is staging his return to music two years after he scrapped a massive world tour to focus on his mental health. The Pickering, Ont.-raised singer-songwriter announced his self-titled fifth studio album, simply called “Shawn,” will be released on Oct. 18. Ahead of that, he’s released a black-and-white “official album trailer” on YouTube that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BBC shocked at ‘abhorrent’ conduct of former news presenter who had indecent images of children
By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
LONDON (AP) – The BBC said it is shocked at the “abhorrent” behavior of its former top news presenter Huw Edwards, who admitted Wednesday to accessing indecent images of children sent to him by a man via the WhatsApp messaging service. During a 26-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London, the 62-year-old Edwards ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back injury sidelines Deryck Whibley, forces Sum 41 to cancel six Canadian dates
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on July 31st, 2024
Sum 41 has cancelled six Canadian dates on its farewell tour as Deryck Whibley nurses a “minor” back injury. A representative for the Ajax, Ont., punk band tells The Canadian Press that Whibley was the unnamed band member listed as injured in a message to promoters earlier this week. The statement says doctor’s orders have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!German city renamed ‘Swiftkirchen’ for Taylor Swift concerts gets 1,400 bids for the signs
By The Associated Press on July 31st, 2024
BERLIN (AP) – The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three concerts there in mid-July, said Wednesday it received about 1,400 bids from Germany and abroad for signs it put up with the name. The new name was one of a flurry of fan attractions around the ... Read More »
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